By R.A.R. Did you consider that the semi truck which caused the evacuation of Paradise last week probably rolled right through Mount Joy not too long before it was found to be leaking a dangerous chem- ical? ® & eo Did you consider that no one knows how many truck- loads of dangerous materials move down Main street ev- ery 24 hours? ® © o Maybe it’s just as well that we don't know! ® oO o Maybe -— just maybe — within the next few months we can get rid of some of that kind of traffic. ® © © If: Mount Joy people look back, they can not remember two more exasperating ex- periences .in the life of Mt. Joy than the construction of the sewers and the rebuild- ing of Main street. ® © © Both weré long, drawn out projects which created great inconvenience, dirt, mud and even short tempers. ee © o Be mindful, then, that a pair of neighboring commun- ities now have the same sew- er mess. ® ® © Maytown ‘and Marietta are putting up with the same problems. A drive around both areas takes one back some 12 or 13 years to recall the exact same situation in Mount Joy. ® © © In some areas the worst is passed but the scars remain fresh and obvious. Streets which were once good are now crossed with lateral which were dug across them and are bumpy and dust and dirt still remain all too ob- vious despite the fact prop- erty ewners wash and scrub. # ®e © The street scars, {Turn to page 3) some of THE MOUNT 0° x v 3 5 CE Mount Joy's ONLY Newspaper — Devoted to the Best Interest and Welfare of Mount Joy cs © = VOL. 69. NO. 19 FIVE DAY Weather Forecast From The Harrisburg Weather Bureau Thursday through Monday October 9 - 13 Temperatures for the 5- day period from Thursday through Monday are expec- ted to average above nor- mal. Daytime highs will be in the mid 70’s; night- time lows in the 40’s and 50’s. Mostly mild through the period. Precipitation may total more than 12”, with show- ers likely Saturday or Sat- urday night. Leisure Club The Mount Joy Leisure club will meet on Monday, Oct. 13 at the Sports Farm. A White -Elephant sale is scheduled for 1 o’clock. A bus trip is planned to Musselman’s Pet Milk plant at Biglerville and Chambers- burg on Oct. 15. Anyone de- siring to make the (trip (members, $2; non-members, $3) may call Mrs. Eva Groff, president, 653-5982. The bus will leave from St. Mark's United Methodist church in Mount’ Joy. MOUNT JOY, PENNA. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1969 am t/) TEN Ene No Meters Saturday Night * * COUNCIL ACCEPTS BID FOR NEW POLE ” * * Parking meters will not be enforced in Mount Joy on Saturday nights! Decision to discontinue the use of meters came Mon- day night, Oct. 6, as Borough Council held its October meeting in the borough buil- ding. Meter enforcement will ex- pire at 6 p.m. on Saturdays. Previously the time had continued until 9 p.m. A month ago council heard a request to eliminate the 6 to 9 hours and ordered a check made of meter use during that period. A report Monday indicated that per- haps $5 was collected be- tween 6 and 9 Saturday eve- ning. A borough employee “robbed” the meters Satur- ray afternoon and again on Monday to give council some idea of how much the meters actually were used Saturday evening when few businesses * One Night! TRICK OR TREAT Mount Joy again will ob- serve one night, just be- fore Halloween, as ‘Trick or Treat” night, Mayor Frank Walter announced this week. That one night will be on Wednesday, Oct. 29ih. In the pasi three or four years, the single night of trick or treat has been ob- served rather faithfully, the Mayor said and urged that the costum be observ- ed again this Halloween. * are actually Main street. The police department was ordered to change the park- ing instructions which now show Saturday evening hours A report to council indicat- open along * * ed that adequate care of sur- face water problem on Zieg- ler street probably will cost in the neighborhood of $12.- 000. Council opened a single ° bid which was submitted to furnish a new police cruiser for the borough. The bid, for $1,270, was submitted by Newcomer Motors and was accepted. The car, which is to be green, in color, is to be delivered in about 60 days. On request of the Cham- ber of Commerce, council- men agreed to suspend use of parking meters during the Christmas season — from Dec. 8 to Jan. 5. Council, on first passed an ordinance to va- cate and to eliminate from the borough plan a 200-foof length of Plum street south of Square. The 50 foot wide reading (Turn to page 5) Honored Staff Sergeant Ronald L. Cooke, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd G. Cooke, 227 North Market avenue, has been awarded the Bronze Star Medal with “V” device (for valor) for action against en- emy . forces in Vietnam. He won the award for heroism while assigned to the 20th Tactical Air Sup- ‘Of This and That’ It was perfect weather for the autumn Craft Days Sat- urday and Sunday at the Landis Valley Farm Museum. And thousands of people took advantage of this oppor- tunity to enjoy the rare priv- jlege of going backyard in time 100 to 150 years! As they wandered around in the warm October sun- shine, youngsters and old- sters, and many of an in-be- tween age, watched fascinat- ed while ‘“puddin’’” bubbled over an open fire, tomato preserves in a big iron ket- tle ‘gave out a delicious aro- ma, and roasted corn was ground for cornmeal with a “nut brown” flavor. There were several arts being demonstrated this year whith we had not seen at Craft Days before. These in- cluded the ones mentioned above, and also the rolling MEMORIAL SERVICES Memorial services will be held on Sunday, Oct. 12, at 9:30 a.m. in Glossbrenner United Methodist church by the Florin Fire Company. THIS ISSUE -- (Two Sections) 24 PAGES by the editor's wife of cigars and the dyeing of hanks of homespun in brass pots over an open fire. This last procedure was particularly interesting, in view of the fact that the “dyes” used were such com- mon things as goldenrod blossoms for a soft, yellow color, and walnut hulls for a rich, dark brown. Berries & roots were _other materials used for shades of red, blue and orange. Most of the Craft Day vis- itors were natives of the Lancaster area, of - course, but many others seemed to be from the metropolitan areas of New York or Phila- delphia. They seemed to be soaking up the rural atoms- phere, and were walking a- round with their arms full of red and yellow ears of corn with the shucks still on, eating thick slices of home made bread with but- ter and apple butter on it, cider, home made dill pick- les, cheese, pretzels, shoo- fly pie and other Pennsylvania Dutch delicacies. Children were enjoying especially the ride around the grounds in a big wagon pulled by a steam engine such as used to furnish pow- . er for “threshing machines.” Always popular with Craft Day viistors is the building that houses the spinning (Turn to page 3) -exposed himself With Bronze Star port Squadron, DaNang Air Base, Republic of Vietnam. An air force communica- tions service ground radio operator, he is now stationed at the command’s headquar- ters at Scott AFB, Ill. The award citation read that from Jan. 31, 1968, to Feb. 5, 1968, Sergeant Cooke to hostile fire to assist in bringing a jeep to a more secure posi- tion near a house. Rigging the jeep so that its radios could be operated from in- side the safety of the house, he passed vital intelligence reports concerning North Vietntmese troop positions and numbers as well as their activities, to friendly forces. Sergeant Cooke was credit- ed with directing friendly artillery and mortar fire on several strategic enemy posi- tions. In addition to the Bronze Star with “V”’ device, Serg- eant Cooke was presented the Air Force Commendation Medal for duties performed while assigned to the 20th Tactical Air Support Squad- ron. Both presentation were made by Mayor General Paul R. Stoney who commands AFCS, a globally operating air command which provides communications, air traffic control and air navigational aid services and facilities for the Air Force and other gov- ernment and civilian agen- cies. Its 53,000 people oper- ate at more than 600 loca- tions in 47 states and nearly 40 foreign countries. Sergeant Cooke is married to the former Carolyn Boltz, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. Benjamin Boltz of 101 Hamp- den Ave.,, Camp Hill, Pa, formerly of Mount Joy. FARM SHOW THIS WEEK IN MANHEIM * * * * Baby Parade Thursday Night * * The 17th annual Manheim Community Farm Show is scheduled for Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, Octob- er 8, 9, and 10. The event gets underway Wednesday at 7 pm. with the annual Community Farm Show Parade which draws thousands of people every year. A special event of the parade will be the announce- ment of the selection of the Farm Show Queen. The even- ing is to be completed with a variety show featuring the Hawaiian Playboys, set for 8 p.m. Thursday's evening event will be the annual Baby Par- ade scheduled for 6 p. m. with the Manheim Central Junior high school band pro- * * viding the music. The Rother- mels Accordian Band will be the free entertainment spec- ial, beginning at 8 p.m. Friday's events include a tractor driving contest at 1 p.m.; the appearance of the Schwabs Dutch Band, and Chipso and His Balloons at 6:30 p.m. The final event of the fair, awarding of troph- ies, is set for 8:45 p.m. Practice Trapshooting The Manheim Sportsmens’ Association will hold prac: tice trap shooting this Satur- day afternoon, October 11th, at the club’s Recreation area. The regular monthly meet- ing will be held Thursday, day, October 16 at the rifie range. HOMECOMING QUEEN CANDIDATE Miss Sue Stoner, daughter of Mrs. Florence Stoner, of Pinkerton Road, has been el- ected by her sorority to be a candidate for Homecoming Queen which will be held this month. Sue is a sophomore at Post Junior College, Waterbury. Connecticut, where she is presently enrolled in the Exe- cutive Secretarial Course. Display Tells An Old Story “Where have chants gone?” That might well be the theme of an interesting ex- hibit presented this week in the Mount Joy library. all the mer- A feature of the library's current finance drive, the display exhibits advertising souvenir pieces which were distributed years ago by Mt. Joy merchants. Very few of the names on the various items still appear on store fronts of Mount Joy. Most are household items —ice picks, clothes brushes, cooking spoons, a bread toaster, an apple corer, and others. But, included are miscel- laneous items—button hook, screw driver, two wooden whistles, a Christian Endeav- or pin and a CE ribbon dated 1896, to mention a few. One of the items, in view of the fact that the borough at present is having published a book of local ordinances, is a thin volume which did the same thing many years ago.—1892. interesting Next week the display case will feature several works of David McNeily Stauffer. They will be on loan from the Franklin and Marshall college library,
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